This work was performed with the intention of giving some information of the solubility of the more common waxes, by means of extraction with several commercial solvents. Besides the individual waxes, various mixtures of waxes were also used to determine the effect of the mixtures on the extractability.
Determinations are also made to find the extractable matter in a commercial furniture polish and shellac. The acid, saponification and iodine values of the polish and shellac are also found.
Very little work seems to have been done on the accurate determination of percentage of extractable matter in waxes and mixtures of waxes. For this reason the references made throughout the work concern waxes in general and not their extractability
